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Ex-vangelical Pharisees, or, Judging We Are Judged

Posted on December 11, 2020 by RC

There is, purportedly, a movement out there, a movement out of the church. A bevy of young, feckless and deformed men and women have weighed the evangelical church in the balance and found us wanting. They self-identify as ex-vangelicals. And … Continue reading →

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God in a Manger

Posted on December 9, 2020 by RC

There’s a reason that after we are introduced to someone that we most often ask, “What do you do?” The truth of the matter is that our identity is rightly tied up in our labors. What we do not only … Continue reading →

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The Ontological Yo-Yo: God Made Man

Posted on December 5, 2020 by RC

“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a … Continue reading →

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The Inerrancy of Nature

Posted on December 4, 2020 by RC

It is a good thing to believe in and defend the inerrancy of the Word of God. Better, it’s a necessary thing. The Bible is God’s Word and is without error in all that it teaches. My hero, and my … Continue reading →

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Five Questions We Should Ask Before Posting

Posted on December 2, 2020 by RC

Cyberspace is not only infinite, but eternal. No matter how silly, foolish, embarrassing our thoughts might be, they will be allowed to merge onto the information superhighway. But, all the off-ramps are closed. Believing the best defense is a, well, … Continue reading →

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Grateful in the Kingdom

Posted on November 28, 2020 by RC

There is, in a rather small subsection of the Reformed world, a rather curious conviction. Some otherwise sound folks take the true and sound notion that because God knows those whom He has not chosen, because it is a great … Continue reading →

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Looking for Life in the Temple of Consumption

Posted on November 27, 2020 by RC

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, “Black Friday is proof that Thanksgiving didn’t stick.” I understand the importance of proper qualifications. One should not hear in that pithy phrase a condemnation either of getting a good deal, … Continue reading →

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The Unbearable Oughtness of Being

Posted on November 25, 2020 by RC

Or, Postmodern Pharisees The appeal of ethical relativism is rather plain to see. If there is no right and wrong then I can’t be convicted of any wrong. Ethical relativism allows me to write my own law, to edit on … Continue reading →

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Humble Gods

Posted on November 21, 2020 by RC

We live in an age of uncertainty. We are ignorant of our past, and fearful of our future. And in the here and now, well, we just don’t know. The one thing we’re sure of is that we’re not sure … Continue reading →

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What Paul Didn’t Do

Posted on November 20, 2020 by RC

Though such doesn’t keep us from our appointed camps, we are well aware of the plain teaching Paul gives to the Corinthian church about party loyalties. It demonstrates our pride when we declare “I am of Paul” or “I am … Continue reading →

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